WHAT MAKES ONE TYPE OF GLOVE LESS PENETRABLE TO A VIRUS OR BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN THAN ANOTHER?
A. Just as your skin has pores, so do the surfaces of vinyl, latex, and nitrile copolymer gloves. Of the three different glove types, vinyl is the most porous, allowing more chance for penetration by larger molecules in comparison to latex or nitrile. See Viral Penetration Chart comparing vinyl, latex, and nitrile.
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